Theres at least a half dozen so called HOF voters who didn't vote for those guys. Do they feel "Special" as in being Special Olympics" material?
2007-12-29 19:44:22 · 6 answers · asked by Stewie Griffin 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
There are voters who have admitted they don't vote for first timers. Conlin from Philly has said this in his own newspaper.
It's their choice.
2007-12-29 23:18:18 · answer #1 · answered by Joe G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they do, but maybe they also should have shame, that they have failed to elect anybody in thier first 3 elections, and wasn't it supposed to be here, to help players that havwe been waiting for more then 15 years, that didn't make it with the witers, to help them get into the Hall of Fame, and if that is the case, that is certainly what they are not doing. And there is shame in that, and I bet it will be a bigger shame, if this Communitee are alowed to vote in the next election, and again for the 4th time, in thier very short history, fail to elect anybody in, and there next scheduled voting for players in in 2009, so that will be one year away from Tuesday.
2007-12-30 09:23:03 · answer #2 · answered by staggmovie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are a few voters who refuse to vote for anyone on their first ballot. No saying I agree with them but this is their thinking.
2007-12-30 03:52:30 · answer #3 · answered by Mark P 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nobody, including Ruth, Cobb, Aaron has ever gone in on unanimous ballots.
2007-12-30 07:52:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some people genuinely felt like they didn't deserve enshrinement. As with any election, there usually won't be a consensus, and there wasn't here. Last time I checked, Abe Lincoln and F.D.R. didn't get 100% of the votes in their elections either.
2007-12-30 03:55:32 · answer #5 · answered by baseball_is_my_life 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They do this on purpose so they don't in unanimously.
2007-12-30 04:26:19 · answer #6 · answered by Sharon S 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋